by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
“It’s like money in the bank!”
Remember when that was the ultimate expression of security? Of peace of mind? Money in the bank was synonymous with a sure thing. But for the past 20-plus years, the financial wizards convinced us we were idiots if we kept our money in the bank. [...]
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by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles
I’ll be the first to admit that I think Barack Obama made the perfect choice when he selected Sen. Biden to be his running mate. But, then, why wouldn’t I? After all, I’m a Republican.
Frankly, [...]
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by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles
It occurred to me the other day that in spite of a bad back and his marriage vows, JFK chased everything in skirts; that Gary Hart allowed his libido to sink his political career; that [...]
by Chuck DeVore | Irvine
An interesting kerfuffle has arisen in my hometown of Irvine over Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and city council candidate, Todd Gallinger, who provides legal immigration counsel to the California Chapter of [...]
by Jon Coupal | Sacramento
The November election could see Californians confronted with a record number of local tax hike measures. Despite the fact the economy is in the doldrums and people are struggling to pay for gas, food, housing, this hasn’t slowed down local politicians making major new demands on taxpayers’ wallets.
The big push for [...]
by Wayne Lusvardi Pasadena
An oft-repeated phrase used by public agencies in California to market water conservation programs is to “be water wise.” But recent punitive water conservation policies being enacted at the municipal level in California in response to California’s “perfect storm” of a physical and political drought reflect what might more appropriately [...]
by J. F. Kelly, Jr. | Coronado
Born in 1930, I was a product of the Great Depression. I was just a carefree kid, of course, but I retain plenty of memories of how bad it was in the thirties. Everyone knew people who couldn’t find work and almost every family we knew was affected [...]
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by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles
Sometimes I think I may be developing ulcers, and it has nothing to do with the way that the New York Yankees are performing this year or with eating spicy food. It has everything [...]
by Burt Prelutsky | Los Angeles
Oscar Wilde once described a cynic as a man who knew the price of everything and the value of nothing. It makes me wonder, were he alive today, if he would characterize us as a country [...]
by Doug McIntyre | Los Angeles
The carnage in Chatsworth was a vivid reminder of how the phrase “train wreck” entered the lexicon as an ultimate expression of catastrophe. The twisted remains of box cars and locomotives were a once-frequent sight. Over time, we have learned from these disasters and have reduced collisions to anomalies that [...]
